Rock Processing

mining and construction

TechnicalDesigner

Kempton Park, South Africa FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Technical Designer at Rock Processing. Skills: CAD, 3D CAD modelling, drafting, mechanical engineering. Develop and design products. design equipment”

What You'll Achieve.

Produce product that meets high quality requirements; Produce product that meets performance standards; Meet module target specifications; Meet technology target specifications; Ensure compliance with established industry safety and design standards and guidelines; Ensure all work conform to the required in-house modelling and detailing standards; Ensure sufficient checking of drawings and BOM’s to eliminate NCR’s; Make suggestions on how products can be improved in terms of quality, pricing, and performance; Achieve goals beyond what is being proactive

Industry & Context.

mining and construction
Problems you'll solve

Analyses equipment specifications; Analyses process requirements; Conceive a practical design; Evaluate the design's overall effectiveness; Evaluate the design's cost; Evaluate the design's reliability; Evaluate the design's safety; Work with numbers and figures; Assess numbers and figures; Produce logical outcomes; Compare objects or ideas; Determine belonging objects or ideas; Draw distinctions between entities

Eligibility Requirements

Required to travel, Meet with customers, Taking measurements on-site

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

N6 in mechanical engineering qualification or higher, 6+ years 3D CAD modelling and drafting experience in sheet metal fabrication industries including welding specifications, Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Fluent in English

Nice to Have

Siemens NX or SolidEdge

What You'll Do.

Develop and design products

Analyse equipment specifications

conceive a practical design

Generate production drawings

Generate specifications for purchasing

Generate specifications for fabrication

Review product development requirements

Integrate equipment capabilities

Integrate material capabilities

Hand over method/process

Hand over equipment to production

Produce detailed engineering drawings

Specify new product functional designs

Evaluate design effectiveness

Evaluate design reliability

Evaluate design safety

Design fitness-for-use testing

Develop fitness-for-use testing

Execute fitness-for-use testing

Evaluate fitness-for-use testing

Create material part specifications

Review material part specifications

Create bills of materials

Review bills of materials

Ensure compliance with safety standards

Ensure compliance with design standards

Generate mass estimates

Generate technical data packs

Generate detail drawings

Generate engineering bill of materials

Specify material treatment

Travel to meet customers

Take measurements on-site

Conform to modelling standards

Conform to detailing standards

Generate new technical standards

Generate training material

Suggest product improvements

Assist other departments

Accompany site visits

Support engineering group

Consult on new designs

Consult on changed designs

Maintain electronic drawing office file structure

Assist in as-built management

Assist in full traceability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with internal manufacturing partners; Collaborate with contract manufacturers; Collaborate with designers; Collaborate with product; Participate as a member of a team; Share ETO resources; Share R&D resources

Communication Scope

Clearly conveying information; Succinctly conveying information; Conveying ideas to individuals; Conveying ideas to groups; Communicating in a focused way; Communicating in a compelling way; Engaging the audience; Helping audience understand; Helping audience retain message

Process & Methodology

Manage time, Manage resources

Full Job Description

At Rock Processing, we’re passionate about development and advanced technology, and we always aim to offer the best possible experience for our customers in a sustainable way. It’s a mission that takes commitment, but as an industry leader we aim for nothing but excellence in everything we do. We are looking for a dedicated and innovative individual to join our team as a Technical Designer. The role will report into the Drawing Office Manager, and the role will be based from our offices in Spartan, Kempton Park. **Purpose of the role:** * Develop and design products, equipment and tools to be able to produce product that meets high quality requirements and performance standards. Analyses equipment specifications and process requirements to conceive a practical design. Generate production drawings and specifications for purchasing and fabrication purposes. **The job responsibilities:** * Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with methods to determine cost and schedules. * Integrates equipment and material capabilities to meet module target specifications and technology target specifications. * Responsible for handing over method/process and equipment to production. * Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings. * Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety. * Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials. * Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product. * Ensures compliance with established industry safety and design standards and guidelines. * Generating of mass estimates of products for tender propo

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